This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
I have a brake problem with my 2006 Toyota Prius. Several times (at least 6 times) the brakes have failed to function when I try to stop. The car does not respond when I press the brake pedal and continues to move forward several seconds. So far I have been lucky and not have had an accident but it has been close several times. I have taken the car to the dealership twice but they have not found any problems. They tell me that in order to correct the problem, they must replicate the problem in order to fix it and so far this has not been possible. This keeps happening and I feel very unsafe while driving.
I came to a stop and the car actually came to a stop and then suddenly started creeping towards the other car. I thought I was accidentally pressing the gas pedal as well but I wasn't so I started pressing hard on the brake and nothing! I started pumping the brakes and the car stopped. Then I continued my drive as usual without it happening again. No lights came on, nothing unusual. Just weird. Car has almost 36K miles 06 model.
I was coming to a stop on a busy street. As I applied brakes, the brakes did not "catch." I couldn't avoid the car in front of me as both surrounding lanes were full. I literally watched helplessly as I hit the car in front of me. My car is a 2006 Toyota Prius with 27,000 miles on it. It also had all the regular maintenance checks as well with no problems noted.
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- Granada Hills, CA, USA